Sunday, July 26, 2015

It's July. It's Nagoya. It's SUMO!

Sumo is, quite simply, cool. The Prince and I had our first live experience yesterday - we are now sumo enthusiasts. Under the delightful guidance of the fun and quite patient Sumiko san, we were able to enjoy our foray into the world of riskishi's (the wrestlers), dohyo (the ring they wrestle within) and the rankings - from the ultra qualified 'Yokozuna' to the fledgling Jonidans, who are basically the higher ranking rikishi's houseboys. Eat up!